Colour is so hot right now. Colour blocking is all over fashion - big bold chunks of bright colour. Ok, I know, this is New Zealand - colour is scary.

But there's something about colour that brings a little cheer and happiness. Perhaps this is why big colour has come back into vogue -with all the things there are to worry about these days, it's nice to have something to just give you a little lift. Wearing black on the outside because black is how you feel on the inside is a luxury for boom times.

So with this in mind, I've started to notice colour when I'm out and about. Here are a few selections from the bold new world of colour that is 2011.